Forecast Details for Westphalia, IA

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Today: Increasing clouds, with a high near 74. Breezy, with a south wind 8 to 13 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 29 mph.

Tonight: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58. South wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 75. South wind 9 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 57. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 81. Calm wind becoming south southeast around 6 mph in the afternoon.

Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 59. Light southeast wind.

Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 84. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph.

Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 64. South southeast wind around 8 mph.

Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 87. South southeast wind 9 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Friday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67. South wind around 9 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph.

Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 86. South southwest wind 8 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

Saturday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 63. South wind around 7 mph.

Sunday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 81. South wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph.

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Weather Topic: What are Cirrocumulus Clouds?

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Cirrocumulus clouds form at high altitudes (usually around 5 km) and have distinguishing characteristics displayed in a fine layer of small cloud patches. These small cloud patches are sometimes referred to as "cloudlets" in relation to the whole cloud formation.

Cirrocumulus clouds are formed from ice crystals and water droplets. Often, the water droplets in the cloud freeze into ice crystals and the cloud becomes a cirrostratus cloud. Because of this common occurrence, cirrocumulus cloud formations generally pass rapidly.

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Weather Topic: What are Cirrus Clouds?

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Next Topic: Condensation

Cirrus clouds are high-level clouds that occur above 20,000 feet and are composed mainly of ice crystals. They are thin and wispy in appearance.

What do they indicate?
They are often the first sign of an approaching storm.

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